In the UK the winter can last several months. That is more than long enough for us humans to endure, but what about butterflies? Beautiful, yet considered to be ethereal summer sprites and often perceived of as fragile creatures. Well it might surprise a few people to
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Butterfly Safari in South Africa We’re delighted to announce a unique opportunity to go butterflying with the leading expert and author on South African butterflies Steve Woodhall! Think of South African wildlife and the first animals that spring to mind probably include lions, elephants, Leopards and zebras.
Read more →The word chrysalis derives from the ancient Greek word χρυσός (chrysos) which means gold. When you view some butterfly pupae, such as this Small Tortoiseshell, you can see how well suited the etymology (another Greek word!) of chrysalis can be. Out of interest, the term Aurelian was
Read more →We’re pleased to announce a brand new butterfly watching holiday to Mexico! During a 2 week tour in March you’ll be able to witness one of the wonders of the natural world – the millions of Monarch butterflies that overwinter there. We’ll also spend a week exploring
Read more →Roger Gibbons, who leads on our French Alps butterfly tour, also has his own website – Butterflies of France. It is a great resource for anyone interested in the butterflies of France and provides species photos and information, gleaned from Rogers many years of study. We’ve got
Read more →Here is a lovely shot of a Humming-bird Hawk-moth in Provence. It was taken on our July butterfly watching holiday in this beautiful part of France by Jim, one of our guests. The group enjoyed over 100 butterfly species during the week, plus some great moths –
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Welcome to our new look website! Greenwings is growing and evolving all the time. To make our website more appealing and even easier to navigate and use we recently decided it was time to give it a face lift! We believe in keeping things straightforward and hope that
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